Cancer Research

UV-A Light Activates Cancer-Fighting Antibodies

Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a cancer fighting technology which uses UV light to activate antibodies which very specifically attack tumours. Therapeutic antibodies have long been recognised as having excellent potential but getting the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2007 - 12:47am

Helsinn Healthcare And MGI PHARMA Announce Submission Of Supplemental New Drug Application For Aloxi(R) Oral Capsules

LUGANO, Switzerland, October 30 /PRNewswire/--- Oral Formulations of 5-HT3 receptor Antagonists Represent Approximately 10% of the Day-of-Chemotherapy Market. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 30 2007 - 6:54am

Polyphenols In Wine Can Stop Cancer, But Don't Drink A Bottle Per Day

Polyphenols are commonly found in red wine, fruits, vegetables, and green tea. In a new study, French scientists describe how high and low doses of polyphenols have different effects. Most notably, they found that very high doses of antioxidant polyphenols ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2007 - 10:25am

'Hairy Roots' Could Become Cancer Drug Bio-Factories

Hairy roots are a type of tumor that forms on plants infected by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium rhizogenes. By inserting a specific gene into the bacterium, researchers can integrate that gene into the host plant's DNA. Eventually, the host develops ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2007 - 5:48pm

EpiCept Corporation To Present At The Acumen BioFin Rodman Renshaw 9th Annual Healthcare Conference

TARRYTOWN, New York, October 31 /PRNewswire/-- EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) today announced that Jack Talley, President and CEO, will be presenting at the Acumen BioFin Rodman & Renshaw 9th Annual Healthcare Conference on ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 30 2007 - 7:24pm

2007 Luminous Award Winners Highlight Ovarian Cancer Treatment And The Importance Of Early Detection

INDIANAPOLIS, October 31 /PRNewswire/--- German and British reporters named winners of annual Luminous Award One woman's courageous battle to find the best treatment to fight her ovarian cancer is the subject of the winning entry in the 2007 Luminous ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 31 2007 - 7:19am

Landmark Report: Excess Body Fat Causes Cancer

LONDON, October 31 /PRNewswire/--- Panel Also Implicates Red Meat, Processed Meat and Alcohol The evidence that excess body fat increases the risk of cancer is stronger now than ever before, according to a landmark report issued today by the World Cancer ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 31 2007 - 8:53am

Using Lasers To Destroy The AIDS Virus

Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections such as MRSA. The research, pub ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2007 - 5:36pm

Felis Catus Genome Sequenced

A report that appears in the scientific journal Genome Research details the first assembly, annotation, and comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome (Felis catus). The DNA of a 4-year-old Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon, whose well-documented lineage ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 1 2007 - 1:14am

Media Advisory- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. To Present At Acumen BioFin Rodman & Renshaw 9th Annual Healthcare Conference

CALGARY, Canada, November 1 /PRNewswire/-- Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY), will present a corporate overview of the Company at the Acumen BioFin Rodman & Renshaw 9th Annual Healthcare Conference ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 1 2007 - 10:50am